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    VPN gateway and pfSense router

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      Antibiotic @tinfoilmatt
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      @cyberconsultants So option one is prefer? Is it correct?

      pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
      CPU: Intel N100
      NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
      RAM : 16 GB DDR5
      Disk: 128 GB NVMe
      Brgds, Archi

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        tinfoilmatt @Antibiotic
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        @Antibiotic if you absolutely need to use this other VPN device but still want to make use of pfSense's security services... then yes, #1 is the best option.

        you're correct that if you put the VPN device before pfSense (#2), then pfSense/Suricata/pfBlocker/etc. would have no way to inspect the encrypted VPN traffic passing through it.

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          Antibiotic @tinfoilmatt
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          @cyberconsultants Finally))) Thank's

          pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
          CPU: Intel N100
          NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
          RAM : 16 GB DDR5
          Disk: 128 GB NVMe
          Brgds, Archi

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            But, yes, why use two devices for that?

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              Antibiotic @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 I'm bought GLInet 2500A small VPN gateway before and don't have any ideas, how better to use with pfSense)))

              pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
              CPU: Intel N100
              NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
              RAM : 16 GB DDR5
              Disk: 128 GB NVMe
              Brgds, Archi

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                Well you don't have to use it at all. 😉

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                  Antibiotic @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10 Could be but filling yourself that a wasted money, better use it)))

                  pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
                  CPU: Intel N100
                  NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
                  RAM : 16 GB DDR5
                  Disk: 128 GB NVMe
                  Brgds, Archi

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    Ha! It's running OpenWRT? You could probably run pihole on it or something similar.

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                      Antibiotic @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 Yea OpenWRT but 21.02 snapshot officially, dont know why not a last release. You think its possible running pihole on him?

                      pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
                      CPU: Intel N100
                      NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
                      RAM : 16 GB DDR5
                      Disk: 128 GB NVMe
                      Brgds, Archi

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                        Antibiotic @Antibiotic
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                        @Antibiotic This box officially support AdguardHome in build.

                        pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
                        CPU: Intel N100
                        NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
                        RAM : 16 GB DDR5
                        Disk: 128 GB NVMe
                        Brgds, Archi

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          I don't know about pihole specifically by adguard does much the same thing and is in the OpenWRT software repo.

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